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Electrical connector with group terminal lock

Details

Inventors: Pearce, Jr., Warren;
Assignee: General Motors Corporation (Detroit, MI)
Primary Examiner: McGlynn; Joseph H.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Fodale; F. J.

An electrical connector comprises mated plug and socket connectors. The plug connector comprises a connector body which houses a plurality of terminals having box-like contacts and hooks which project out of the terminal cavity openings at the mating end of the connector body. A lock plate having a pattern of holes corresponding to the cavity portion is attached to the mating end of the connector body to lock the terminals in the connector body as a group. The socket connector comprises a connector body having a socket which receives the mating end of the plug connector body. The socket connector has terminals which mate with the plug terminals and which are locked in the socket connector body by a comb.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows: 1.
An electrical connector having a group terminal lock comprising: a connector body having a mating end and a plurality of terminal cavities extending therethrough which define a pattern of openings at the mating end of the connector body, a plurality of terminals disposed in the terminal cavities, said terminals having contact portions and projecting hooks at one end which hooks extend through the openings at the mating end, and a lock plate attached to the connector body at the mating end, said lock plate having a plurality of holes which have a pattern corresponding to that of the openings at the mating end of the connector body and which are aligned with respective contact portions of the terminals for guiding mating terminals into engagement therewith, and said lock plate having portions adjacent the holes which partially block the openings and which are disposed behind the hooks to lock the plurality of terminals in the connector body as a group.
2.
An electrical connector having a group terminal lock comprising: a connector body having a mating end and a plurality of terminal cavities extending therethrough which define a pattern of openings at the mating end of the connector body, a plurality of terminals disposed in the terminal cavities, said terminals having box-like contact portions and projecting hooks at one end which extend forwardly and outwardly of the contact portions and through the openings at the mating end of the connector body, a lock plate attached to the connector body at the mating end, said lock plate having a plurality of holes which have a pattern corresponding to that of the openings at the mating end of the connector body and which are aligned with respective contact portions of the terminals, each said hole having a size and shape corresponding to that of its associated contact portion for guiding a mating terminal into engagement therewith, and said lock plate having portions adjacent the holes which partially block the openings at the mating end of the connector body and which are disposed behind the hooks to lock the plurality of terminals in the connector body as a group

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